Hitch-mounted Telescopic Rack and Method of Use

ABSTRACT

One possible embodiment of the invention could be a hitch-mounted telescopic rack and its operation, the rack could be comprised of a vertical telescopic tube assembly having an inner tube movably received within a hollow outer tube, the hollow outer tube having a hitch attachment end while the inner tube has an attachment end that connects to a top tube assembly that movably supports one or more rollers perpendicularly to the vertical telescopic tube assembly; wherein the hitch attachment end is reversibly received by a trailer hitch of an automotive vehicle to vertically orient the vertical telescopic tube assembly and place the rollers in a horizontal position distal from the trailer hitch, the one or more rollers moving an object relative to a rear edge of a top of the automotive vehicle as well as supporting the rear overhanging portion of the object that is placed on the top.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to telescopic racks that can behitch-mounted to an automotive vehicle. In particular, to thosetelescopic racks that may be used to move objects relative to a top ofthe automotive vehicle and to further support such objects onceotherwise located upon the top of the automotive vehicle.

BACKGROUND

Automotive vehicles, generally those vehicles that are wheeled andself-propelled, may used to carry wide variety of objects that are toolarge or long to be carried inside the automotive vehicle. These objectsmay include sporting equipment (e.g., canoes, kayaks; standup paddleboards, surf boards, dinghies, etc.), construction materials (plywoodsheets, piping, lumber, etc.); tools (e.g., extension ladders,scaffolding, etc.); home furnishings (mattresses, bed frames, bookcases, etc.); seasonal decorations (e.g., Christmas trees, outsidedecorations, etc.); and the like. The dimensions of these objects maydictate they be secured to the top or roof of a vehicle (e.g., attachedor secured to a top [e.g., a roof rack.])

Two issues may arise as a result of this type of transportation. First,the act of placing such objects upon the automotive vehicle's top, dueto object's bulk weight and the height of the automotive vehicle (e.g.,vans, minivans, sports utility vehicles, etc.), may require considerableexertion and effort to do so, especially if only one person is loadingthe object upon the top. If the loading is not performed competently, itcould also result in damage to automotive vehicle or the object, orworse, result in personal injury.

The second issue in the use of such transport could occur when theloaded object(s) is longer in length than length of the top or roof ofthe automotive vehicle. In such aspects, the rear portion of the objectcould overhang from the vehicle top. This overhanging rear portion ofthe top-loaded object could have serious impact on the load stability ofthe object when traveling at high speeds. At such speeds, theaccumulating wind pressure upon a front portion of the top-loadedobject, in combination with the object's overhang, could cause theobject to shift or otherwise fall off the moving automotive vehicle. Atthe very least, rear overhanging top objects could call the attention oflaw enforcement to a potentially unsafe driving situation and possiblyleading to the issuance of a traffic citation to the driver.

What could be needed is a telescopic rack that could attach to a traileror tow hitch of an automotive vehicle to adjustably present a top tubeassembly with one or more rollers in a horizontal orientation distalfrom the trailer hitch. For the loading or unloading operations, thetelescopic rack could be placed in a more compact position, height wise,locating the top tube assembly below the height of vehicle's top. Thispositioning could allow the operator to place an object (that is to beloaded upon the top of the automotive vehicle) so that the object'sfront portion rests upon the telescopic rack's roller(s). By lowering arear portion of the object relative to the top tube assembly, theoperator could then angle the object's front portion upwards towards arear edge of the automotive vehicle's top. As the operator moves theobject along the one or more rollers, the object (e.g., the frontportion) could engage the rear edge of the vehicle's top (e.g., the roofrack) and then move past the rear edge and over the top. As the object'smovement continues, a center of gravity (e.g., middle portion) of objectcould engage and then pass over the rear edge generally allowing theweight of the object to then drop the front portion upon the top orroof, placing most of the object upon the top of the vehicle. Thetelescopic rack could then be extended lengthwise so that the top tubeassembly may engage and support the overhanging rear portion of theobject as loaded upon the top.

SUMMARY OF ONE EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Advantages of One or MoreEmbodiments of the Present Invention

The various embodiments of the present invention may, but do notnecessarily, achieve one or more of the following advantages:

to substantially provide an hitch-mounted telescopic rack that can beused both to facilitate the angled movement of an object relative to thetop of an automotive vehicle and to support an overhanging portion ofthe object once placed upon the top;

the ability to significantly reduce exertion and strain on an operatorplacing an object upon top of automotive vehicle through the use ofadjustable height rollers to guide an angled movement of the objectrelative to the rear edge of the top of the automotive vehicle;

to substantially provide a simple, lightweight, inexpensivehitch-mounted telescopic rack whose height can be adjusted to allow therack to change functions from supporting an object upon an automotivevehicle top to moving the object relative to the automotive vehicle'stop; and

the ability to load and unload an object relative to an automotivevehicle top by using a rollers of a hitch-mounted rack to move and pivotan object relative to the rear edge of the top of the automotivevehicle.

These and other advantages may be realized by reference to the remainingportions of the specification, claims, and abstract.

Brief Description of One Embodiment of the Present Invention

One possible embodiment of the invention could be a hitch-mountedtelescopic rack comprising of a hitch-mounted telescopic rack comprisingof a vertical telescopic tube assembly having an inner tube and a hollowouter tube, the hollow outer tube having a receiving end and a hitchattachment end, the inner tube having an attachment end and a movableend, the movable end being movably received within the receiving end ofthe hollow outer tube; a top tube assembly attaching to the attachmentend of the inner tube and supporting one or more rollers; wherein thehitch attachment end is reversibly received within and secured to thetrailer hitch of an automotive vehicle to vertically orient the verticaltelescopic tube assembly and to horizontally place the one or morerollers distally from the trailer hitch to allow the one or more rollersto be used to move an object relative to a rear edge of a top of theautomotive vehicle.

Another possible embodiment of the invention could be a process ofoperating hitch-mounted telescopic rack comprising of providing atelescopic rack, the rack comprising of a top tube assembly with one ormore rollers and a vertical telescopic tube assembly, the top tubeassembly attaches in a perpendicular orientation to a one end of avertical telescopic tube assembly while the other end of the verticaltelescopic tube assembly is reversibly attached to a tow hitch of anautomotive vehicle; providing an automotive vehicle having a top with arear edge, the vehicle further having a tow hitch; providing an objectto be loaded on the top of the automotive vehicle, the object having afront portion, center of gravity, and a rear portion; adjusting thelength of the vertical telescopic tube assembly to place the rollers ata suitable height for an angled loading of the object up over the rearedge to the top of the automotive vehicle; placing the front portionupon the rollers; lowering the rear portion below the rollers to angleup the front portion towards the rear edge of the top of the automotivevehicle; and moving the object along the rollers in an angled manner toproject up the front portion towards the rear edge.

Yet another possible embodiment of the invention could be a combinationof telescopic rack and an automotive vehicle with a tow hitch comprisingof a telescopic rack having a vertical telescopic tube assembly and atop tube assembly, the vertical telescopic tube assembly having a hitchattachment end and a supporting end, the supporting end perpendicularlyattaches the vertical telescopic tube assembly to a top tube assemblythat movably supports one or more rollers; an automotive vehicle havinga tow hitch and top with a rear edge; wherein the telescopic rack isconnected by the hitch attachment end to the tow hitch so as to placethe vertical telescopic tube assembly in a vertical position with theone or more rollers in a horizontal position, allowing an object to movealong and rotate the one or more rollers, the rollers allowing theobject to move in angled manner for passage over the rear edge to allowthe object to rest upon the top of the automotive vehicle.

The above description sets forth, rather broadly, a summary of oneembodiment of the present invention so that the detailed descriptionthat follows may be better understood and contributions of the presentinvention to the art may be better appreciated. Some of the embodimentsof the present invention may not include all of the features orcharacteristics listed in the above summary. There are, of course,additional features of the invention that will be described below andwill form the subject matter of claims. In this respect, beforeexplaining at least one preferred embodiment of the invention in detail,it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in itsapplication to the details of the construction and to the arrangement ofthe components set forth in the following description or as illustratedin the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and ofbeing practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to beunderstood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are forthe purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is substantially a perspective cutaway of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is substantially a perspective view of the present inventionattached to a tow hitch of an automotive vehicle.

FIG. 3 is substantially an elevation view of the operator bring theobject proximate to the invention.

FIG. 4 is substantially an elevation view of the operator placing andthe front portion of the object upon the rollers of the rack.

FIG. 5 is substantially an elevation view of the operator rolling theobject on the rack to angle and direct the front portion towards therear edge of the top of the vehicle.

FIG. 6 is substantially an elevation view of the operator rolling theobject on the rack as the object engages the rear edge of the vehicle.

FIG. 7 is substantially an elevation view of the operator pushing thecenter of gravity for the object past the rear edge to cause the frontportion to swing down upon the top of the vehicle

FIG. 8 is substantially an elevation view of the operator adjusting therack to raise the height of the rollers to support the overhanging rearportion of the object.

FIG. 9 is substantially an elevation view of the object secured to therack and vehicle and ready for transport.

FIG. 10 is substantially an elevation view of the operator lowering theroller away from the overhanging rear portion in preparation to removethe object from the vehicle.

FIG. 11 is substantially an elevation view of the operator grasping therear portion of the object to bring center of gravity of the object tothe rear edge to pivot the rear portion down towards the rack.

FIG. 12 is substantially an elevation view of the operator bringing downand angling the rear portion of the object to contact the rollers.

FIG. 13 is substantially an elevation view of the operator bringing therear portion of the object away from the rollers.

FIG. 14 is substantially an elevation view of the operator graspingcenter of gravity of the object and taking the front portion off of therollers.

FIG. 15 is substantially an elevation view of the operator carrying theobject distal from the invention.

FIG. 16 is substantially flow chart of one possible embodiment foroperating the rack.

DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments,reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis application. The drawings show, by way of illustration, specificembodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is to beunderstood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changesmay be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The present invention 10 could comprise a hitch-mounted telescopic rack12 and a methodology 100 for using it to load, unload, and supportobjects 210 located placed on a top 206 of an automotive vehicle 200(e.g., a self-propelled wheel vehicle) fitted with a trailer or towhitch 202. The objects 210 could be longer in length than the interiorpassenger compartment of the vehicle to the extent that when the object210 placed on the top 206 of the automotive vehicle 200, the object 210could overhang the rear of the vehicle 200. The rack 12 could assist anoperator 300 in moving the object 210 relative to the rear edge 208 ofthe top 206 of the automotive vehicle 200 utilizing an angled movement(e.g., angled away from horizontal or the ground) and a pivoting action.The object 210 could have a front portion 212, a center of gravity 216(e.g., middle portion) and a rear portion 214.

As substantially shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the telescopic rack 12 in onepossible embodiment could comprise of vertical telescopic tube assembly20 that connects perpendicularity to and bisects a top tube assembly 60.The vertical telescopic tube assembly 20 could comprise of an inner tube22 movably received within a hollow outer tube 24. The inner tube 22could have an attachment end 26 and a movable end 28, both ends 26, 28could be open-ended to continuously connect a inner tube hollow interior36 to an inner tube exterior 34. The outer tube 24 also could have twoends, a hitch attachment end 30 and a receiving end 32, that are alsoopen-ended to continuously connect an outer tube hollow interior 38 toan outer tube exterior 40. The inner tube 22 could have a smallerdiameter than the outer tube 24 to allow the movable end 28 of the innertube 22 to pass through the receiving end of the outer tube 24 and intothe outer tube hollow interior 38 further providing the inner tube 22with a sliding fit within the outer tube 24.

The receiving end 32 of the outer tube 24 could feature a lockingmechanism 42, such as a quick-release post clamp, to adjustably fix thepositional relationship of the inner and outer tubes 22, 24 and to fix,as desired the overall length of the vertical telescopic tube assembly20. In other embodiment that is not shown, a pair of laterally alignedholes on the inner tube 34 could be aligned with a selected pair ofholes from a two sets of laterally aligned holes opposingly set on theouter tube to allow a fastener to penetrate the pair of aligned holes ofthe inner tube with a selected pair of aligned holes of the outer tube24 to fix the overall length of the vertical telescopic tube assembly20.

The hitch attachment end 30 of the outer tube 24 could have steppedcontour 44 that is narrower in diameter that remaining portion of theouter tube 24. This reduction in diameter could allow the hitchattachment end 30 to pass through the hitch ball aperture 204 of the towhitch (which is exposed once the ball hitch [not shown] is removed fromthe tow hitch 202) while not allowing the remaining portion of the outertube 24 to pass through the tow hitch 202. This diameter transition alsoprovides a stepped edge 46 upon which the outer tube 24 may sit upon thetow hitch 202 when the hitch attachment end 30 is fully seated in thetow hitch 202. The hitch attachment end 30 may at least partiallyenclose a plug or tube anchor 48 that re-enforces the verticaltelescopic tube assembly's capability of attaching to a hitch andsupporting loads placed upon it. The anchor 48, in at least oneembodiment, could be a solid metal cylinder of definite length (e.g.,with a stepped profile generally fits within the outer tube hollowinterior 38 as defined by the stepped contour 46 of the hitch attachmentend 30.) The anchor 48 could be retained within the hitch attachment end30 through a variety of attachment means, such as one or more fasteners(not shown) laterally penetrating both the hitch attachment end 30 andthe anchor 48, welding the anchor 48 in place within the hitchattachment end 30 (not shown), using adhesive to hold the anchor 48 inplace (not shown) and the like.

The anchor 48 could further exposed an anchor end 50 at the opening ofthe hitch attachment end 30, the exposed anchor end 50 being drilled andtapped to reversibly accept a hitch anchor bolt 52. This bolt 52 incombination with one or more washers, can be used to reversibly engagethe anchor 48 (e.g., hitch attachment end 30) after the hitch attachmentend 30 passes into a hitch ball aperture 204 and allowing the steppededge 46 of the outer tube 24 to secured against the tow hitch 202. Inthis manner, the bolt 52 reversibly secures the rack 12 to the tow hitch202.

The attachment end 26 of the inner tube 22 could similarly furtherfeature a solid insert 54 that is also tapped and threaded to receive ainsert fastener 56 laterally passing through a center point of the toptube 62 to generally anchor the top tube assembly 60 to the attachmentend 62 and at the same time bisecting the top tube assembly 60. In analternative embodiment, the top tube 62 could be attached to the innertube's attachment end 26 using a non-fastener based means (not shown)such as welding and the like.

The top tube assembly 60 could comprise of a top tube 62 of a definitelength having two top tube open ends 66 that continuously connect a toptube hollow interior 68 to an top tube exterior 64, a pair of top tubeinserts 70, a pair of end caps 72, pair of end cap fasteners 74, and apair of padded rollers 76. As stated above, the top tube assembly 60 maybe bisected by the attachment end 26 of the inner tube 22; thisresulting bisection generally denotes two tube assembly halves 78. Eachtube assembly half 78 could have its own padded roller 76. Each paddedroller 76 could comprise of a cylindrical roller tube 80 of definitelength and having two open roller ends 82 continuously connecting aroller hollow interior 84 to an roller exterior 86. The diameter of theroller tube 80 may be greater than that of diameter of the top tubeitself, allowing a respective roller 80 to slip over its respectiveportion of the top tube 62 so that the roller 80 can freely rotate aboutits respective portion of the top tube 62. The exterior 86 of the rollertube 80 could further have applied to it an appropriately thick layer ofroller padding 88. In at least one embodiment, this roller padding 88could be made from extruded high polymer density flexible polyurethanefoam.

Each tube insert 70 could be cylindrically-shaped and could have aportion of its exterior threaded, this threaded portion could thenengage a reciprocal threaded portion of the top tube 62 (e.g., aninterior wall) to hold the tube insert 70 in place in the top tube openend 66. Other means (not shown) of attaching the tube insert 70 to thetop tube end 66 could also be used and still be considered within thepurview of the invention 10. The tube insert 70 could be placed in thetop tube end 66 so that a portion of the tube insert 70 extends past andout of the top tube open end 66. The tube insert 70 could be furthertapped and threaded at its end of its exposed portion to receive an endcap fastener 74 used to retain an end cap 72 onto the end of the toptube 62. The fastener in one possible embodiment could be a eyelet boltwherein the eyelet 90 could be used to respectively attach an end of astrap 92 that is used to secure a rear portion 214 of an object (i.e.,that is loaded upon the top 206 of the automotive vehicle 200) to thetop tube assembly 60.

The inner tube 22, outer tube 24, top tube 62 could be made fromlightweight high tensile strength metals, carbon fiber or other suitablematerials as known by those skilled in the art. The anchor 48 could bemade from steel while the bolt 52 could be made from stainless steel.

As substantially shown in FIGS. 3 through 16, the first step of theprocess or methodology 100 of using the hitch-mounted telescopic rackcould be step 102, preparation of the rack. In this step, the operator300 after deciding on an object(s) 210 to place upon the top 206 of anautomotive vehicle 200 with a tow hitch 202 could first remove the ballhitch assembly from tow hitch exposing ball hitch aperture. The operator300 could then grasp the telescopic rack 12 (after removing thebolt/washer combination from the anchor) and insert the hitch attachmentend into the ball hitch aperture. The operator 300 then could reattachthe bolt/washer combination to the anchor to reversibly lock thetelescopic rack in place on the tow hitch to generally locate thevertical telescopic tube assembly 20 in a vertical orientation with thetop tube assembly 60 in a horizontal orientation (and also having thetop tube assembly 60 in a parallel relationship to the rear edge of thetop of the automotive vehicle.)

Once telescopic rack is attached to the tow hitch, the operator 300could adjust the height of the top tube assembly 60 (e.g., rollerplacement) by adjusting the length of the vertical telescopic tubeassembly 20 through the loosening of the locking mechanism to allowmovement between the outer tube and the inner tube. Once the desiredlength for the vertical telescopic tube assembly 20 has been obtained,the operator can fix assembly at the desired length by reengaging thelocking mechanism 42. The height of the rollers 76 is generally set toallow the rollers 76 to support and aim the front portion of the object210 up towards the rear edge 208 of the top 206 of the automotivevehicle 200 when the rear portion 214 of the object 210 is held belowthe height of the rollers 76. In at least one embodiment, the height ofthe rollers 76 (top tube assembly 60) is could be two thirds (⅔) of thedistance between the height of the top 206 of the automotive vehicle 200and the height of the tow hitch 202. Once this step is substantiallycompleted, the process 100 could proceed to step 104, placing the objectupon rollers.

At step 104, placing the object upon the rollers, the operator 300 inone possibly embodiment could be generally grasping the object 210(e.g., a standup paddle board, etc.) and holding its middle portion(e.g., the location of it's center of gravity 216) proximate to theoperator's waist while balancing the object 210 so that it is held awayfrom and parallel to the ground. The operator 300 could then place frontportion 212 of the object 201 upon the rollers 76 and then lower therear portion 214 below the height of the rollers 76 to angle the object210 up towards the rear edge 208 of the top 206 of the automotivevehicle 200. Once this step is substantially completed the process 100could generally move onto the next step 106, moving the object alongrollers.

In step 106, moving the object along rollers, the operator 300 couldshift its grasp of the object 210 from the object's center of gravity216 to the rear portion 214. Pushing the object 210 by its rear portion214 before him to move the rear portion 214 towards rollers 76 while atthe same time maintaining the angled positioning of the object 210, thismovement of the object 210 along the rollers 76 could move the frontportion 212 up towards to the rear edge 208 of the top 206 of theautomotive vehicle 200. As the front portion 212 contacts and thencontinues to be moved over the rear edge 208 and then over the top 206,the object's center of gravity 216 is correspondingly moved over therear edge 208 causing weight of the object 210 to swing the frontportion 212 down to contact the top 206 (e.g., roof rack). At this pointduring the movement of the object 210 by the operator 300, the object210 (e.g., the rear portion 214) generally leaves contact with the rack12 (e.g., the rollers 76) and swings up to overhang the rear of theautomotive vehicle 200. The operator 300 may continue to further pushthe object 210 in the desired direction along the top 206. Once thisstep is completed, the process 100 may generally continue onto step 108,securing the object.

In step 108, securing the object, the operator 300 may release orotherwise loosen the lock mechanism 42 to extend the length of thevertical telescopic tube assembly 20 to place the rollers 76 in contactwith the underside of the object's overhanging rear portion 214 tosupport it. The lock mechanism 42 can then be reengaged to fix thevertical telescopic tube assembly's length to hold the rollers 76 at thedesired height. At this time, the operator 300 can further secure theobject 210 to the top 206 of the automotive vehicle 200 (e.g. tie theobject 300 to various points of the roof rack). The operator 300 cantake a strap 92 and attach it to both ends of top tube assembly 60. Inthis manner, a strap 92 attached to the top tube assembly 60 secures therear portion 214 to the rollers 76. At this time, the operator (orothers) can use the motor vehicle 200 to transport the object 210 to thedesired location. At the substantial completion of this step, theprocess 100 can move to the next step 110, removing the object.

At step 210, removing the object, after the vehicle 200 has been used todelivered the object 210 to a desired destination, the operator 300 canunsecure the object 210 from the top 206 (e.g., detach the object 210from the roof rack by removing straps, 92 bindings, and the like holdingit to the roof rack, as well as remove any strap 92 or binding beingused to secure the rear portion 214 to the rollers 76. The operator 300can then lower the top tube assembly 60 to bring the rollers 76 down todesired height (two thirds of the distance between top 206 and the towhitch 202.) The operator 300 can then grasp and pull on the rear portion214, directing it away from the top 206 of the automotive vehicle 200until the object's center of gravity 216 is moved towards the rear edge208 of the top 206. The operator 300 could pivot the center of gravity216 about the rear edge 208 to tip up the front portion 212 up and awayfrom the top 206 and tip down the rear portion 208 towards the rollers76. In this angled position of the object 210, the operator 76 continuesto move the object 210 off the top 206 of the automotive vehicle 200until the rear portion 214 contacts the rollers 76. The rear portion 214may then be rolled down and off the rollers 76 and is held below theheight of the rollers 76. As operator continuously moves away from therollers 76 to move the rear portion 214 away from the rollers 76, thisangled movement or action may also cause the front portion 212 tosimultaneously move away from and clear the rear edge 208. As the object210 continues to be moved on the rollers 76, the rear portion 212 may bebrought level with height of the rollers 76 as the front portion 212comes into contact with the rollers 76. At this point, the operator 300stops moving the object 210 to shifts its grasp of the object 210 fromits rear portion 214 to the middle of the object (e.g., proximate to itscenter of gravity 216) so that the object 210 is generally no longerangled but parallel to the ground at the operator's waist height. Atthis time, the operator 300 may his grasp of the object 210 fairly wellbalanced and under control to the extent that the operator 300 may thenlift the front portion 212 off of the rollers 76. The operator 300 maythen carry the object 210 away from the invention 10 to generallydeliver the object 210 (e.g., a standup paddle board) to its ultimatedestination (e.g., a shoreline) and commence using the object 210 (e.g.,surfing, floating, and alike). As needed, the process 200 can return tostep 204 as needed.

CONCLUSION

Although the description above contains many specifications, theseshould not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but asmerely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferredembodiments of this invention. Thus, the scope of the invention shouldbe determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents ratherthan by the example.

As shown in this application, the invention is lightweight, inexpensive,easy-to-use hitch-mounted telescopic rack that can be used to load andunload objects relative to a top of an automotive vehicle. The rack'stelescopic nature and its attachment to a tow hitch also allow the rackto support overhanging objects as they are loaded upon the automotivevehicle. The rollers with their adjustable height and horizontalorientation allow the objects to be rolled on and off them with respectto the angled movement of the object relative to the rear edge of thetop of the vehicle.

We claim as our invention:
 1. A process of operating hitch-mountedtelescopic rack comprising the following steps, but not necessarily inthe order shown: (A) providing an automotive vehicle having a top with arear edge, the automotive vehicle further having a tow hitch; (B)providing a telescopic rack, the rack comprising of a top tube assemblywith one or more rollers and a vertical telescopic tube assembly, thetop tube assembly attaches in a perpendicular orientation to a one endof a vertical telescopic tube assembly while the other end of thevertical telescopic tube assembly is removably attached to the tow hitchof the automotive vehicle, the vertical telescopic tube assembly furtherhaving a capability of adjusting a length of the vertical telescopictube assembly to place the one or more rollers at a height that is twothirds of a distance between the top and the tow hitch of the automotivevehicle; (C) providing an object to be loaded on the top of theautomotive vehicle, the object having a front portion, a center ofgravity, and a rear portion; (D) adjusting a length of the verticaltelescopic tube assembly to place the one or more rollers at a suitableheight for angled loading of the object up over the rear edge to the topof the automotive vehicle; (E) placing the front portion upon the one ormore rollers; (F) lowering the rear portion below the rollers to angleup the front portion towards the rear edge of the top of the automotivevehicle; and (G) moving the object along the one or more rollers in anangled manner to project the front portion up towards the rear edge. 2.The process of claim 1 wherein the suitable height is two thirds of thedistance between the top and the tow hitch of the automotive vehicle. 3.The process of claim 1 further comprising a step of contacting and thenmoving past the rear edge with the front portion until the front portionpivots down to rest upon the top of the automotive vehicle.
 4. Theprocess of claim 3 further comprising moving the center of gravity awayfrom the rear until the center of gravity rests upon the top of theautomotive vehicle.
 5. The process of claim 3 wherein the rear portionoverhangs the top of the automotive vehicle.
 6. The process of claim 3further comprising a step of adjusting the length of the telescopic tubeassemble to move the top tube assembly up until the top tube assemblysupports the rear portion as the rear portion overhangs the automotivevehicle.
 7. The process of claim 6 wherein the step of adjusting thelength of the telescopic tube assemble further comprises a step ofmoving an inner tube out of an outer tube.
 8. The process of claim 6further comprising of securing a strap over the rear portion to the holdthe rear portion to the telescopic tube assembly, the strap beingattached to the telescopic tube assembly.
 9. The process of claim 8further comprising of releasing the rear portion from the strap torelease the rear portion from the telescopic tube assembly.
 10. Theprocess of claim 6 further comprising a step of adjusting the length ofthe telescopic tube assemble to lower the top tube assembly away fromthe rear portion to a height that is two thirds of the distance betweenthe top and the tow hitch.
 11. The process of claim 8 wherein the stepof adjusting the length of the telescopic tube assemble furthercomprises a step of lowering an inner tube into an outer tube.
 12. Theprocess of claim 4 further comprising a step of moving the center ofgravity to the rear edge.
 13. The process of claim 12 comprising a stepof pivoting the center of gravity about the rear edge to allow the frontportion to move upward and to allow rear portion to move downwardtowards contact with the one or more rollers.
 14. The process of claim13 further comprising a step of rolling the object along the one or morerollers in a manner to contact the rear portion with the one or morerollers.
 15. The process of claim 14 further comprising a step of themoving the object on the one or more rollers in a manner that moves therear portion away from the one or more rollers and the automotivevehicle until the center of gravity comes into contact with the one ormore rollers.
 16. The process of claim 15 further comprising a steplowering the rear portion below the one or more rollers.
 17. The processof claim 15 further comprising a step of the moving the object on theone or more rollers in a manner that moves the center of gravity awayfrom the one or more rollers and the automotive vehicle until the frontportion of the object comes to rest upon the one or more rollers. 18.The process of claim 16 further comprising a step of holding the objectproximate to the center of gravity to remove the object from the one ormore rollers and the automotive vehicle.
 19. The process of claim 1wherein the object is a wakeboard or surfboard.